Whats next for the Jets?

March 9, 2008 · Paul Raymond · Jump to comments

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The New York Jets have spent a lot of money so far this off-season in free agency but it doesn’t look like they’re done spending just yet. What other moves could they be making? Well looking at their roster they still need to make plenty. Sorry Jets fans, but its true. Lets look at some of the possibilities.

Draft – The Jets have the #6 pick and the fans really want RB Darren McFadden. After all the signings this pick could become more likely if he falls to them at that slot. The team is now in the position where they can make more of the right pick then drafting completely out of necessity. With all of the signings thou there is also that possibility where they might trade down now as the #6 pick would cost quite a bit more money against the cap.

Now free agency, there is plenty of players they are still looking at. Here they are.

The NY Post reports that the player highest on the Jets wish list is Colts tight end Ben Utecht, a player the Jets would not have to give compensation for.
The Jets have also been speaking to Dolphins RB Jesse Chatman and Ravens RB Musa Smith.
There were reports this week that Patriots Safety Eugene Wilson was close to signing a deal with the Jets. A deal between the two sides is looking less and less likely now. Wilson’s price tag keeps going up and with all the money the Jets have already spent it looks like he may have priced himself out of their range.

Now, the DeWayne Robertson situation. The Jets did try to trade him to the Cincinnati Bengals and had no luck doing so, as the Bengals backed out of the trade at the last minute. The deal called for the Jets to get a 4th and 5th round pick, pretty low numbers for a former first rounder. Trading him for such a low price could cause some bad blood between the sides if Robertson makes it all the way to Jets camp in the summer. A league source says its “50-50″ that Robertson is dealt before the start of the 2008 season. After all of these signings, especially that of Kris Jenkins the Jets could even ask for a lower draft pick just to be able to dump Robertson. If he wants to stay with the team thou I’m sure they’ll be making him restructure his contract.

So basically one of the busiest teams this off-season isn’t done with their splurge yet. Will all these moves translate into a winning team? Should be interesting to watch come September. The Jets have more pressure on them after their fellow NYC team has won another Super Bowl.